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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 387▼ 11 vs year ago 476 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 55▼ 62 vs year ago 109 · −56.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 34 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $125.92/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$125.92

168 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

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	528	134.64	710	101
Medium and Large 2-3	604	112.79	681	67

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $30 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 sale168 hd

125.92

—

KY average26 barns · 5,663 hd

128.52

−2.60

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	1,669	97.30	1,624	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	69.50	1,077	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	63.40	746	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	48.52	458	3thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	351	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	498	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	558	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	151.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	783	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	615	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	145.80/cwt	144.00–148.00	764	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	721	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	871	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.50	833	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	130.87/cwt	126.00–133.50	893	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	899	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	985	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	122.73/cwt	119.00–131.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	614	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	592	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	139.82/cwt	138.00–140.50	663	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	113.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	131.21/cwt	130.50–131.50	695	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	134.86/cwt	132.00–135.75	755	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	720	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	709	103.17/cwt	101.00–103.50	731	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	754	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	799	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	144.61/cwt	142.00–152.00	515	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	157.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	448	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	618	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.53/cwt	116.00–127.50	652	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	756	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	122.15/cwt	120.50–125.50	722	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	90.77/cwt	84.50–96.50	1,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	104.78/cwt	101.50–110.00	1,910	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	48.52/cwt	43.50–53.50	458	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	647	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	64.68/cwt	64.00–66.00	785	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,077	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	813.04/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	726.99/cwt	680.00–800.00	8,877	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,334	849.35/cwt	820.00–860.00	11,330	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,520	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 Jun 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 387Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	143.50	143.50
39	—	560	132.00–135.75	134.86
8	—	640	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	138.00–140.50	139.82
10	—	530	130.50–131.50	131.21
6	—	570	124.00	124.00
5	—	625	125.00	125.00
5	—	351	142.00	142.00
1	—	290	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	630	112.00–116.00	114.36
20	—	709	101.00–103.50	103.17
7	—	519	111.00–115.00	113.79
7	—	466	127.00	127.00
7	—	424	119.00–131.00	122.73
3	—	754	106.00	106.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	116.00–127.50	126.53
9	—	591	120.50–125.50	122.15
8	—	356	142.00–152.00	144.61
4	—	448	138.00	138.00
1	—	875	89.00	89.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	618	130.00	130.00
10	—	566	133.50	133.50
10	—	374	155.00–165.00	157.95
6	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	500	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	131.00	131.00
4	—	407	134.00–140.00	136.99
3	—	615	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	119.00	119.00
3	—	351	142.00	142.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
11	—	755	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	608	143.25	143.25
16	—	517	150.00–152.00	151.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	610	135.00–138.50	136.52
26	—	682	126.00–133.50	130.87
11	—	524	144.00–148.00	145.80
7	—	722	124.50	124.50
6	—	493	151.00	151.00
5	—	776	122.00	122.00
4	—	853	115.50	115.50
4	—	377	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	43.50–53.50	48.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,550	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	64.00–66.00	64.68
3	—	1,078	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,823	101.50–110.00	104.78
5	—	1,576	84.50–96.50	90.77
2	—	1,205	80.00	80.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	700.00–900.00	813.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,221	680.00–800.00	726.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,334	820.00–860.00	849.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.