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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 2

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 294▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 55▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 7▲ 30 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 under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeders 700 lbs and over sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $126.41/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$126.41

207 head · 755 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$0.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	644	126.78	817	20
Medium and Large 1-2	766	126.37	969	187

One grade step is worth $0.41/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale207 hd

126.41

—

KY average27 barns · 7,242 hd

134.26

−7.85

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	1,589	95.60	1,519	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	60.94	805	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	46.40	469	8thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	489	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	658	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	143.63/cwt	139.00–149.00	767	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	139.92/cwt	138.50–141.00	826	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	134.87/cwt	133.00–135.50	890	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	128.16/cwt	125.00–128.50	875	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	927	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	961	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	878	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,001	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,040	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,081	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,117	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	145.09/cwt	141.00–146.00	444	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	414	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	596	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	560	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	630	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	130.78/cwt	128.50–131.50	684	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	696	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	749	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	606	114.86/cwt	111.00–116.50	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	752	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	748	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	748	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	593	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	703	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	87.54/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,191	5
Bulls	—	—	1,876	105.67/cwt	100.00–109.50	1,982	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	41.54/cwt	34.50–46.00	382	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	426	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	60.19/cwt	54.00–63.00	758	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,563	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,063	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	983.96/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	10,430	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	15,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	875	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,038	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	895.00/cwt	850.00–940.00	8,055	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	67.57/cwt	65.00–70.00	591	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	900	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,010	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	6,254	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,557	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	958.53/cwt	930.00–975.00	11,090	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	891.84/cwt	730.00–970.00	10,996	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	868.31/cwt	810.00–945.00	11,357	3

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 294Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeders 700 lbs and over sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
3	—	565	113.00	113.00
3	—	433	137.00	137.00
1	—	865	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	130.00	130.00
4	—	561	132.00–135.00	133.52
4	—	521	135.00	135.00
4	—	450	141.00	141.00
3	—	728	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	125.00–128.50	128.16
5	—	545	127.00	127.00
2	—	878	114.00	114.00
2	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	605	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	885	119.00	119.00
17	—	764	125.75	125.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	590	138.50–141.00	139.92
16	—	660	133.00–135.50	134.87
14	—	889	117.00	117.00
14	—	754	123.00	123.00
12	—	534	139.00–149.00	143.63
11	—	1,054	106.00	106.00
10	—	726	120.00	120.00
5	—	409	161.00	161.00
3	—	612	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,025	105.50	105.50
2	—	300	163.00	163.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	111.00–116.50	114.86
10	—	485	123.00–127.00	124.64
6	—	693	108.50	108.50
5	—	560	122.00	122.00
2	—	748	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	560	133.75	133.75
5	—	414	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	128.50–131.50	130.78
12	—	455	138.50	138.50
8	—	556	125.25	125.25
6	—	306	141.00–146.00	145.09
4	—	418	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	900	850.00–940.00	895.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	690.00	690.00

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	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	690.00	690.00

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	1	—	1,125	1,340.00	1,340.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,060	910.00–1,050.00	983.96

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	2	—	875	65.00–70.00	67.57

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	—	900	890.00	890.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,157	930.00–975.00	958.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,308	810.00–945.00	868.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	730.00–970.00	891.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	590.00	590.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	34.50–46.00	41.54
3	—	1,160	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,259	54.00–63.00	60.19
4	—	1,563	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,040	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,360	82.00–93.50	87.54
4	—	1,876	100.00–109.50	105.67

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.